Recent advancements in all-inorganic and organic-inorganic hybrid metal halide materials for photocatalytic CO₂ reduction reaction

Abstract

The utilization of solar energy to address energy and environmental challenges has a seen a significant growth in recent years. Metal halides, which offer unique advantages such as tunable bandgaps, high light absorption efficiencies, favorable product release rates, and low exciton binding energies, have emerged as excellent photocatalysts for energy conversion. This paper reviews the recent advancements in both all-inorganic and organic-inorganic hybrid metal halide photocatalytic materials, including the fundamental mechanisms of photocatalytic CO₂ reduction, various synthesis strategies for metal halide photocatalysts, and their applications in the field of photocatalysis. Finally, it examines the current challenges associated with metal halide materials and explores potential solutions for metal halide materials, along with their future prospects in photocatalysis applications.

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Keywords

metal halide / photocatalysts / organic-inorganic hybrid / all-inorganic / photocatalytic CO₂ reduction

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